Daily Current Affairs: 16 December 2025

Current affairs of 16 December 2025: VB-G RAM G Bill: Plan to Replace MGNREGA; ASI Monuments: Heritage Conservation Architects Empanelment; Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II: Commemorative Stamp Honours Emperor, and 8 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 11 topics

National Affairs

ASI Monuments: Heritage Conservation Architects Empanelment
Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II: Commemorative Stamp Honours Emperor
Bison Horn Maria Dance of Bastar’s Dandami Maria Tribe
Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025: Provisions and Penalty
Punjab declares Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo Holy Cities

Government Schemes

VB-G RAM G Bill: Plan to Replace MGNREGA

Banking & Finance

Draft Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025: Main Proposals
SIF Distributor Exam: Sebi and Amfi Weigh Easier NISM XIII

Economy

Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7% in November: PLFS Data

Science & Technology

Biosecurity in India: Threats, Institutions and Laws

Defence & Security

Sai Jadhav is first woman officer to graduate from IMA

National Affairs

Government Schemes

1. ASI Monuments: Heritage Conservation Architects Empanelment

The Ministry of Culture started empanelling heritage conservation architects for ASI-protected monuments.
Donors under the National Cultural Fund can hire panel architects directly.
Empanelment lasts three years with annual performance reviews.

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History, Art & Culture

2. Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II: Commemorative Stamp Honours Emperor

A commemorative postage stamp was released for Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, also called Suvaran Maran.
He belonged to the Mutharaiyar dynasty and ruled around 705-745 CE.
The Mutharaiyars were feudatories of the Pallavas, notably under Nandivarman II.
He ruled mainly from Tiruchirappalli for nearly four decades.

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Geography

3. Bison Horn Maria Dance of Bastar’s Dandami Maria Tribe

The Bison Horn Maria dance belongs to the Dandami Maria tribe of Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
The tribe is part of the Gond (Koytorias) community.
The ghotul, a youth dormitory, is central to social life.

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Polity & Governance

4. Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025: Provisions and Penalty

The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 is a Private Member's Bill by NCP MP Supriya Sule.
Employees could ignore work communication after contractual hours without disciplinary action.
Violating organisations face a penalty of 1% of total employee remuneration.

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Polity & Governance

5. Punjab declares Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo Holy Cities

Punjab declared Amritsar (walled city), Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo as Holy Cities.
The notification was dated 16 December 2025 and signed by ACS (Home) Alok Shekhar.
Liquor, tobacco, other intoxicants and meat are barred in the notified areas.
The step follows the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

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Government Schemes

Polity & Governance

6. VB-G RAM G Bill: Plan to Replace MGNREGA

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill is set to replace MGNREGA, 2005.
Guaranteed work rises from 100 to 125 days per household.
State share of spending rises from about 10% to 40%.

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Banking & Finance

Economy

7. Draft Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025: Main Proposals

The draft bill restricts life insurers from paying dividends, bonuses or debenture servicing except from disclosed surplus.
Debenture payments from surplus are capped at 50% of disclosed surplus; interest at 10%.
Foreign investment in insurers would rise to 100% of paid-up equity capital.

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Banking & Finance

8. SIF Distributor Exam: Sebi and Amfi Weigh Easier NISM XIII

Sebi and Amfi are reviewing the NISM Series XIII (Derivatives) exam compulsory for SIF distributors.
Currency derivatives are irrelevant because Sebi bars SIF strategies using them.
SIFs need ₹10 lakh minimum, versus ₹50 lakh for PMS.

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Economy

9. Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7% in November: PLFS Data

Unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in November, lowest since April's 5.1%.
LFPR rose to 55.8%, with rural areas leading.
Female LFPR climbed from 32% (June) to 35.1% (November).

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Science & Technology

10. Biosecurity in India: Threats, Institutions and Laws

Biosecurity aims to stop deliberate misuse of biological agents, toxins and technologies.
Biosafety instead addresses accidental release of pathogens.
The Biological Weapons Convention entered into force in 1975.
Indian laws include the Biosafety Rules 1989 and the WMD Act 2005.

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Defence & Security

11. Sai Jadhav is first woman officer to graduate from IMA

Sai Jadhav, 23, is the first woman officer to graduate from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
She was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Territorial Army.
Her passing out ends a 93-year all-male tradition at IMA, established in 1932.
She is the first woman to reach the Territorial Army through the IMA route.

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Daily Current Affairs: 16 December 2025

In this issue: 11 topics

National Affairs

1. ASI Monuments: Heritage Conservation Architects Empanelment

2. Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II: Commemorative Stamp Honours Emperor

3. Bison Horn Maria Dance of Bastar’s Dandami Maria Tribe

4. Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025: Provisions and Penalty

5. Punjab declares Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo Holy Cities

Government Schemes

6. VB-G RAM G Bill: Plan to Replace MGNREGA

Banking & Finance

7. Draft Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025: Main Proposals

8. SIF Distributor Exam: Sebi and Amfi Weigh Easier NISM XIII

Economy

9. Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7% in November: PLFS Data

Science & Technology

10. Biosecurity in India: Threats, Institutions and Laws

Defence & Security

11. Sai Jadhav is first woman officer to graduate from IMA

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